We at the BSB are passionate sports fans. If we weren't, then we definitely signed up for the wrong genre of blog. Most of, if not all of, our readers are huge sports fans as well. There are many things about sports to love, from the anything-can-happen feeling of Opening Day, to a come from behind rally to win a game, or even recording the final out to clinch the championship. All of these moments are certainly great. However, one of my personal favorite things to do while attending a sporting event takes place before and, if you do it correctly, after the event itself. That's right folks, I'm talking about tailgating.

Since the Broad Street Beat became a household name (well at least in our households) in February, we have attended quite a few Philly sports games together. In late August, Ben, Kyle and I went to the preseason game between the Eagles and Patriots and tailgated for a little over an hour, canoodling with other Philly fans. We even had a conversation with KYW News reporter and BSB follower Dan Wing about our thoughts on the upcoming season.

In September, we went to a few late season Phillies games. I would leave work in Princeton and immediately make the trek to the Citizens Bank Parking lot and meet with Ben, Kyle, Steve and Danielle. Each time, we would just chill, have some drinks, and take in the excitement surrounding the upcoming game. After the games, we would go to Xfinity Live and do a little more socializing. These kind of things help us get through the work week.

We certainly have had some good times tailgating these events, and it's these good times that make me look forward to the tailgating portion of the event sometimes even more than the event itself.

I'm sure you, the BSB readers, have some great tailgating stories as well. That's why this month, I will be selecting 10 of my favorite tailgating stories that we receive from our readers. Please send us your stories, whether they be funny, sentimental, or just downright crazy. Send us your stories to our email address, broadstbeat@gmail.com and use the subject line Tailgating Tales if you wish to share your story with us.

Remember, it could be posted online so try to refrain from too much cursing or anything too graphic, but we will let some cursing and more adult-natured themes slide (we like to have fun too). We look forward to hearing your stories and maybe we can learn a thing or two about how to better our own tailgating.